2025 Isabela local elections

2025 Isabela local elections

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Gubernatorial election

Candidate Rodolfo Albano III Party PFP Running mate Kiko Dy

Incumbent Governor Rodolfo Albano III PFP

Vice gubernatorial election

Lakas Candidate Kiko Dy Party Lakas

Incumbent Vice Governor Faustino Dy III PFP

Provincial Board election

12 out of 19 seats in the Isabela Provincial Board 10 seats needed for a majority

Party Current seats PFP 5 Lakas 3 NPC 2 LDP 1 Nacionalista 1

Local elections were held in Isabela on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Isabela voters elected a governor, a vice governor, and 12 out of 19 members of the Isabela Provincial Board.

Governor

Incumbent Rodolfo Albano III (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a third term. Albano was re-elected under PDP–Laban with 95.17% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[1]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Rodolfo Albano III (incumbent) [2]		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rodolfo Albano III (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	651,999	100.00
Total			651,999	100.00

Vice governor

Incumbent Faustino Dy III (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for the House of Representatives in Isabela's 6th legislative district. ^[2] Dy was re-elected under PDP–Laban unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[1]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Kiko Dy [2]		Lakas–CMD

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kiko Dy	Lakas–CMD	566,489	100.00
Total			566,489	100.00

Provincial Board

The Isabela Provincial Board is composed of 19 board members, 12 of whom are elected.

Retiring board members

The following board members are retiring:

• MM Albano (Lakas–CMD, 1st provincial district)
• Grace Arreola (Nationalist People's Coalition, 3rd provincial district)
• Edgar Capuchino (Nacionalista Party, 2nd provincial district), running for mayor of Naguilian
• Victor Dy (Lakas–CMD, 4th provincial district), running for mayor of Cordon ^[2]

Overview

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	520,530	52.64	6
	Nationalist People's Coalition	161,813	16.37	2
	Lakas–CMD	127,437	12.89	2
	Aksyon Demokratiko	85,635	8.66	1
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	63,554	6.43	1
	Independent	29,791	3.01	–
Total		988,760	100.00	12

1st provincial district

Isabela's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 1st legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[1]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Emmanuel Joselito Anes (incumbent)		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Celso Balayan		Independent
3	Ejay Diaz		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ejay Diaz	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	135,906	55.91
	Emmanuel Joselito Anes (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	92,095	37.89
	Celso Balayan	Independent	15,075	6.20
Total			243,076	100.00

2nd provincial district

Isabela's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 2nd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[3]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Ed Christian Go (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
2	Julie Reyes		Lakas–CMD

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ed Christian Go (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	84,755	66.51
	Julie Reyes	Lakas–CMD	42,682	33.49
Total			127,437	100.00

3rd provincial district

Isabela's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 3rd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[4]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Bentot Panganiban		Nationalist People's Coalition
2	Ramon Reyes (incumbent)		Nationalist People's Coalition

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bentot Panganiban	Nationalist People's Coalition	94,730	58.54
	Ramon Reyes (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	67,083	41.46
Total			161,813	100.00

4th provincial district

Isabela's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 4th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[5]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Clifford Raspado (incumbent)		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Abegail Sable		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Clifford Raspado (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	42,286	51.59
	Abegail Sable	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	39,682	48.41
Total			81,968	100.00

5th provincial district

Isabela's 5th provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 5th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[6]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Totep Calderon		Aksyon Demokratiko
2	King Dy (incumbent) [2]		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
3	Edward Isidro (incumbent)		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4	Renen Paraguison		Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Totep Calderon	Aksyon Demokratiko	85,635	41.62
	King Dy (incumbent)	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	63,554	30.89
	Edward Isidro (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	41,829	20.33
	Renen Paraguison	Independent	14,716	7.15
Total			205,734	100.00

6th provincial district

Isabela's 6th provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 6th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[7]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Amador Gaffud Jr. (incumbent)		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Arco Meris (incumbent)		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Arco Meris (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	88,225	52.29
	Amador Gaffud Jr. (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	80,507	47.71
Total			168,732	100.00

Election-related incidents

On February 28, 2025, COMELEC filed cybercrime charges against a vice-mayoral candidate in Reina Mercedes, after he posted a video on social media appearing to demonstrate a method on how to tamper with the election results. ^[8] On April 26, a candidate for councilor in San Pablo was shot and injured along with two companions in an ambush. ^[9]

References

1. "ILAGANCITY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
2. "Dy, Albano political clans dominate Isabela". The Manila Times. October 13, 2024.
3. "BENITOSOLIVEN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
4. "ALICIA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
5. "CORDON" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
6. "AURORA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
7. "CAUAYANCITY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
8. "Comelec files cybercrime complaint vs Isabela vice mayoral bet". GMA News . February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
9. Mallillin, Cherry (April 26, 2025). "Suspek sa pananambang sa tatlong katao kabilang ang isang Sangguniang Bayan Member candidate, naaresto na ng Pulisya". Bombo Radyo . Retrieved April 26, 2025.